I am a direct buyer looking to acquire and operate one established essential services business for the long term. Electrical testing and compliance is one of the sectors I am focused on. I am not a competitor, not a broker, and not a private equity group. I am based in Sydney and looking across Australia.
The goal is continuity: keep your electricians and testers doing the compliance work, your client schedules running, and the business operating properly under an owner who understands service operations.
Electrical testing and compliance is driven by workplace safety obligations across Australia. In higher-risk workplaces, portable equipment needs regular inspection, testing and tagging. RCDs need periodic testing. Switchboards, emergency lighting, and essential services all have compliance cycles. The requirements vary by state and by workplace type, but the underlying obligation is serious: the safety and liability consequences of getting it wrong mean many businesses rely on structured, recurring testing programs. That creates steady, non-discretionary revenue year after year.
Before starting ALX, I founded and ran a 15-person commercial cleaning business. I managed technician scheduling, client relationships across multiple commercial sites, and the operational discipline of keeping a service roster running on time every day. Electrical testing operates on the same fundamentals: scheduled appointments, qualified technicians managing thousands of recurring jobs, contracted clients who stay because switching mid-cycle is disruptive and risky. The technical work requires licences I do not hold, but the operating challenges of managing a service team and a compliance schedule at scale are ones I understand well.
In most electrical testing businesses, the licensed electricians and testers keep doing the compliance work while I take over the commercial and ownership side: client management, quoting, financial oversight, and growth. If you have a senior tester or operations coordinator who manages the daily schedule, that structure stays.
I am not buying the business to restructure it. The value is in the testing schedules, the client relationships, and the team that delivers the work. The goal is to keep those intact and build on them over time.
The handover happens at your pace. Some owners want to step back quickly; others prefer to stay involved for a few months to walk through the annual testing calendar, introduce key accounts, and ensure a smooth transfer of operational knowledge.
Testing schedules and client records transfer with the business. Clients who are booked for their next test cycle expect the same technician to show up at the same time. If the team stays and the schedule stays, there is very little reason for a client to look elsewhere. Continuity of records and scheduling is one of the first things I would prioritise.
If the business depends on your personal contractor licence, nominee status, or other state-specific licensing arrangements, the transition needs another properly qualified person in place before settlement. In most established businesses, senior electricians already hold the relevant qualifications. If there is a gap, it can be planned for during the transition. I would not proceed without proper licensing sorted.
On the surface, anyone with a testing licence can start. But in practice, the businesses that last are the ones with operational maturity: efficient scheduling across hundreds or thousands of appointments, established client trust, diversified service offerings beyond basic test-and-tag, and the systems to manage it all reliably. That operational depth is what I am buying, and it is not easy to replicate.
Yes. Nothing happens without your say-so. Before any business information is shared, we sign a mutual confidentiality agreement. Your staff, clients, and competitors will not know we are talking unless you choose to tell them.
That is completely fine. Many owners I speak with are thinking about it but not ready to act. I am happy to have a conversation now, answer any questions, and stay in touch. There is no pressure and no timeline on my side.
Even if you are not ready to sell today, I am happy to talk. No pressure, no obligation.